ION Awards

Bradford W. Parkinson Award

Approved by the Satellite Division Executive Committee June 2003

Purpose

This award, which honors Dr. Parkinson for his leadership in establishing both the U.S. Global Positioning System and the Satellite Division of the ION, recognizes an outstanding graduate student in the field of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS).

Award

The award shall consist of a suitable plaque with appropriate wording and a $2,500 honorarium.

Eligibility and Regulations

Any graduate student who is a member of the ION and is completing a degree program with an emphasis in GNSS technology, applications, or policy is eligible for the award.

The basis for selection will be the submitted written report. The selection committee will look for outstanding contributions that represent truly significant innovations in the technology, application, or policy of modern satellite navigation systems.

Companies, agencies, educational institutions, associations, groups of individuals and previous winners are not eligible for consideration.

Awards shall be given, at most, once each year. They shall be given only in those years in which an outstanding contribution is considered worthy of such recognition. Awards shall not be awarded posthumously.

Nominations

Nominations for the Award may be submitted by a regular or research faculty member at any college or university. Each college or university may only submit one award nomination in a given year. Submission must be in the form of a single-author thesis or dissertation completed within one year preceding the closing date. Submissions must be written in English and provided without publication restrictions.

Nominations shall include:

A completed nomination form

An electronic copy of the dissertation or thesis

A one or two-page summary of the written material

A biographical sketch of the candidate

A letter of endorsement from the candidate's instructor, professor or department head.